Fun with Faces & Fetishes

A fetish is an object that is believed to have magical powers. In Fun with Faces and Fetishes, participants will take part in the process of constructing a traditionally fetishized object, the mask, using bits and pieces of electronic-waste collected at the Gowanus E-waste Warehouse.

Gowanus E-waste Warehouse Artist in Residence, Shawn Gargagliano, is an artist, carpenter, and solar panel installer with a history of making sculptures using bits and pieces of left over materials. While art constitutes a large role in how he understands the world, Gagagliano also believes this role should not undermine arts potential to simply be fun.